length
noun
uk/leŋθ/us/leŋθ/lengthnoun(DISTANCE)
B1[CorU]
themeasurementof something from end to end or alongitslongestside:
长，长度Theboatis tenmetresinlength.这条船长10米。
The length of thebayisapproximately200miles.海湾的长度约为200英里。
Sheplantedrosebushes(along) thelengthofthefence(= thewholedistancealong it).她沿着篱笆都栽上了玫瑰花丛。
[C]
apieceof something such asstringorpipe:
条，根a length ofrope一条绳子
[C]
aunitused indescribingthedistanceby which ahorseorboatwinsarace,equalto themeasurementfrom one end of thehorseorboatto the other:
（马的）身位；船身Wewonby two lengths.我们领先两个身位获胜。
[C]
thedistancefrom one end of aswimmingpoolto the other:
游泳池的长度，泳程Sheswims40 lengths aday.她每天在泳池里游40个泳程。
- Theimpactof thecrashreducedthecarto a third ofitsoriginallength.
- Applicationformsvarygreatlyinlayoutand length.
- Themetreis thestandardunitformeasuringlength in the SIsystem.
- Themountainsstretchtheentirelength of thecountry.
- Dad, Iswamawholelength of thepoolunderwater!
Measurements in general
- bathymetric
- bathymetry
- be running atsomethingidiom
- calibrate
- calibration
- drop
- elevation
- factor
- full-scale
- kilo
- knee-deep
- lengthways
- longways
- metric
- metrication
- micro
- milli-
- proportion
- scale
- setting
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
Swimming
lengthnoun(TIME)
B2[C]
theamountoftimesomethinglasts:
花费的时间the length of afilm/speech/play电影／演讲／话剧的时长
He isunabletoconcentrateon hisworkfor any lengthoftime(= for anything more than ashorttime).他根本无法集中精力工作。
Synonym
duration
C1[CorU]
theamountof writing in abookordocument:
（书籍或文件的）篇幅He's writtenbooksofvariouslengths on thesubject.关于这个题目，他已经写了几本书，篇幅长短不一。
All ofyouressayswill be about the same length.你所有的论文篇幅都应大致相同。
at length
C2
for alongtime:
长久地，长时间地George went on atgreatlength about hisvariousillnesses.乔治滔滔不绝地讲起他身患的各种疾病。
formal
If somethinghappensat length, ithappensafter alongperiodoftime:
终于，最终At length, theauthoritiesallowedher to gohome.当局终于允许她回家了。
- Applicationformsvarygreatlyinlayoutand length.
- Thechildrenare tooyoungfor amovieof that length.
- How can it take that length oftimeto getdressed?
- I can'tbelievethe length oftimetheyspendchatting!
- Iaskedhim tocutthe length of hisspeech.
Measurements in general
- bathymetric
- bathymetry
- be running atsomethingidiom
- calibrate
- calibration
- drop
- elevation
- factor
- full-scale
- kilo
- knee-deep
- lengthways
- longways
- metric
- metrication
- micro
- milli-
- proportion
- scale
- setting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Periods of time - general words
Continuous & permanent
Continue & last
Grammar
Measurements
We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size:…Area: length, width, depth and height
We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size:…Weight and volume
We use the verb weigh to measure weight:…Frequency, speed, time
We use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. Here are some of them:…Idioms
go to great lengths
the length and breadth ofsomewhere
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